Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long.

Read on to find out about the biggest sharks in the world. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the world. It’s found in tropical and temperate oceans, in both deep water and ...

Until recently, estimates have suggested megalodon grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. It may have been comparable in length to ...

Click on each shark myth above to watch Steve give you the facts, or read Steve's expert ... other species like the whale shark are filter feeders, and have no sharp teeth at all.

So Trump’s base of supporters might have thought they’d be spared. If you’re me, you’ll pick the shark. But then again, I’d never heard of the killer-whale duo known as “Port” and “Starboard” who have ...

It’s predicted that this shark could live to 200 years old, and its slow way of life means it expends little energy when scavenging for food - perhaps a drowned Polar bear or dead whale.

Recent incidents where whale sharks were accidentally entangled in fishing nets on the Thiruvananthapuram coast have turned the spotlight on a critical issue—the absence of adequate compensation ...